Opinion Weekend
April 13-14, 2024
Biden Shrinks Trump’s Edge in Latest Times/Siena Poll Shane Goldmacher, New York Times [unlocked] The president’s popularity has ticked up slightly, though voters still view Donald J. Trump more favorably and have dour views of the economy.
Trump Risks Losing Suburban Women Over Abortion Catherine Lucey & Ken Thomas, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] WSJ poll shows the issue is make-or-break for many of the swing-state voters who decided the last two elections and could again in 2024
Index of Consumer Sentiment University of Michigan Sentiment moved sideways for the fourth straight month, as consumers perceived few meaningful developments in the economy. Since January, sentiment has remained remarkably steady within a very narrow 2.5 index point range, well under the 5 points necessary for a statistically significant difference in readings. Majority of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis Pew Research Center But his ratings have dipped since 2021 and become politically polarized over the past decade
Where Latino Americans stand heading into the 2024 election Clifford Young, Bernard Mendez & Sarah Feldman, Ipsos Five need-to-know points about Latinos as we look ahead to November
Nearly a Quarter of People Who Say They Were Disenrolled from Medicaid During the Unwinding Are Now Uninsured KFF Over Half Who Were Disenrolled Say They Put Off Needed Medical Care While Trying to Renew Medicaid President Biden Makes Gains In An Election He Can Win Democracy Corps A Report on a post-State of the Union Battleground Poll
Florida: Nearly three in five registered voters favor expanding abortion access via ballot measure; few have heard of Democratic Senate candidate Chris Jackson, Mallory Newall & Charlie Rollason, Ipsos After the Florida Supreme Court allowed a six-week abortion ban to go into effect, the latest USA Today/Ipsos poll finds that most registered voters in Florida say they would vote to expand abortion access through a 2024 ballot measure.
Poll shows steep odds for Biden in Florida even as his campaign calls it 'winnable' Savannah Kuchar & James Call, USA Today A new USA TODAY/Ipsos poll finds that Democrats continue to face significant headwinds in the Sunshine State. A Closer Look at a Slight Shift in the Polls Nate Cohn, New York Times An average of recent surveys, including the Times/Siena poll, finds President Biden inching closer to Donald Trump.
